MACAH Masterclass 3. Taring Padi Collective and Art as Direct Political Practice

Dr Alexander Supartono (Lecturer, Edinburgh Napier Univeristy)

Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm (HKT) / 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (AEST)

Language: English

ILP unit: 1.5 (Aesthetic Development)

Abstract: Founded in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in 1998, the Taring Padi collective’s connective principle evolved at the interface of ideology and friendship and in parallel with the aim to utilise art as a tool for political education. Taring Padi’s presentation at Documenta 15 in 2022 was the collective’s first participation in a major international art event after twenty-three years of their existence. Whilst Taring Padi took Documenta 15 as a platform to further their political work, the audience’s reading, appreciation and examination of their artworks expanded beyond the specific historical context of their artmaking practice. This lecture will revisit, from an insider’s perspective, the negotiation between artworks as a form of political education and as objects of display. It will offer an overview of the collective’s three main artistic practices—woodcut prints, cardboard puppets and large-scale banners—to explain how their artworks were recontextualised in the context of Documenta 15. The lecture will also discuss the pictorial commonplaces that form the collective’s distinctive iconography.

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For Lingnan UG students who would like to apply for ILP, please note the followings:

1. ILP units will only be given to those who use Lingnan SSO to login.
2. You must sign in with SSO (using your Lingnan account) to Zoom, please refer to the user guide (p. 2-3) here.
3. You must use your official student name in Zoom meeting.
4. You must attend 90% of this webinar.
5. Please make sure that you have completed the Online ILP Evaluation Form after the webinar; the Evaluation Form will be sent to your registered email within 5 working days by the Office of Student Affairs.
6. Any enquires about the ILP, please contact the Master of Arts in Curating and Art History porgramme office by email at [email protected].